Explain the role of God as a judge(25 marks)

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Explain the role of God as a judge(25 marks)- goodness of God

Christians believe God is the lawgiver and the judge of humanity. He sets these laws to protect us from otherwise damage and can therefore judge when we have trespassed. Christian belief is held that God will reward or punish us accordingly to his judgement of the individual.

Theologically, Christians believe in Jesus’ parable of the sheep and the goats-that God on the last day will separate the saints from the sinners according to his judgement. This serves the purpose of giving us an incentive to follow God- a loving direction in which he leads.

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Biblically, the idea of God as a judge is supported by Jesus’ sermons “Do not judge lest ye be judged” “My father in heaven will be the judge”. However this causes the question of whether an omnibenevolent being can engage in judgement. From one angle it seems unlikely how if judgement is forbidden for us how it could be contextually good for God. However, form the Xian viewpoint God has the right to judge everything to his perfect standard and as he creates the laws for us to follow judging in no way lessens his perfect love. This is in ...

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